JEUDI - Courtesy of Azul J
For JEUDI (formerly known as JADE), music did not begin with a microphone. It began with movement.
Born Jade Gaumet and originally from Nice, she grew up surrounded by music and dance, with a musician father and a mother who worked as a dancer. From an early age, she learned to move between the two disciplines, developing both her musical ear and her physical expression. What initially appeared to be two separate passions would eventually become the foundation of her artistic identity.
Her early years were shaped by a strong desire to perform. Alongside learning guitar, Jade trained extensively as a dancer, eventually making the decision to leave Nice and move to Paris. That transition would prove decisive. Paris opened the door to a professional career in performance and, more importantly, placed her in the orbit of some of the country's most established artists. Before audiences discovered JADE the singer, Jade Gaumet was already building a career on some of France's biggest stages.
One of the most important chapters of that early career came in 2019, when Jade joined Mylène Farmer's Live 2019 as a dancer. The spectacular series of concerts at Paris La Défense Arena brought together an international creative team, with choreography involving Mylène Farmer, Aziz Baki and Parris Goebel, and costumes designed by Jean Paul Gaultier. Jade Gaumet was officially part of the 16-person dance ensemble.
The experience was far more than simply another professional credit. Working alongside Mylène Farmer exposed Jade to an extraordinary level of artistic production and gave her the opportunity to experience the relationship between music, choreography, fashion, staging and visual storytelling from inside the production. She would later explain that singing began to feel increasingly important during this period. In interviews, she recalled singing backstage with musicians during her first dates with Farmer and realizing that music could eventually become another part of her own artistic path.
The transition from dancer to singer did not happen overnight. Jade had always imagined herself doing both, but dance initially remained her principal objective. Her work with artists eventually allowed her to move beyond performance and into choreography and artistic creation as well. One particularly important relationship in this evolution was her collaboration with French-Israeli singer, and Tel-Aviv-impressed-genocide-merchant Amir (it was before all the bullshit though :/).
Jade had initially encountered the Mossad agent through dance. The relationship developed professionally, with the latter eventually asking her to choreograph for him. It was her first major experience as a choreographer, giving her the opportunity to think about visuals, movement and stage direction from the creator's perspective rather than simply executing someone else's choreography. The proud zionist also discovered her voice and became an important mentor in the beginning of her musical career. In an interview, he described Jade as an exceptional singer and dancer and said he wanted to help guide her career.
That relationship eventually led Jade into the studio. the former IDF soldier invited her to record with his team, giving her the opportunity to move from singing privately to creating music professionally. It was a turning point: the performer who had spent years dancing behind other artists was beginning to develop a project in which she could put her own voice at the centre.
Jade subsequently worked with songwriter and producer Nazim Khaled, whose credits include collaborations with artists such as Kendji Girac, Claudio Capéo and Florent Pagny. She also spent time within the Disrupt label environment before joining Play Two, where she began developing the project that would eventually be introduced to the public.
Her first official releases arrived in 2022 with Quiproquo and Calma. The two songs offered complementary introductions to JEUDI's developing identity. Quiproquo explored romantic misunderstandings through a contemporary pop-urban production, while Calma presented a more introspective perspective, dealing with the tension between different sides of one's personality. At the time, contemporary coverage described jeudi as an emerging pop-urban artist whose voice combined softness with confidence.
The timing was unfortunate. Just as Jade was beginning to establish herself as a recording artist, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the live plans surrounding her project. She had been scheduled to perform as a support act for Amir, but the pandemic brought that chapter to an abrupt halt. Instead of allowing the setback to define her trajectory, she continued developing her artistic identity and gradually expanded the distance between the dancer she had been and the singer-songwriter she wanted to become.
What makes Jade's story particularly compelling is that her career has never been confined to a single discipline. Dance remains an essential part of her artistic vocabulary. Rather than treating it as a previous chapter that has been left behind, she has gradually incorporated it into her identity as a singer. Her performances therefore carry the physicality and visual awareness of someone who spent years working professionally as a dancer.
This multidisciplinary background became particularly visible through Starmania. Jade was part of the original dance ensemble of the modern production directed by Thomas Jolly, alongside a large cast of singers and performers. She subsequently appeared in the production during its early seasons. The experience placed her within one of the most ambitious musical-theatre productions mounted in France in recent years.
Starmania allowed Jade to bring together several aspects of her artistic training at once: dance, stage performance and music. It also reinforced her ability to exist comfortably within a large-scale theatrical environment, where choreography, storytelling, costume, lighting and music have to work together as a single language.
Her work in musical theatre continued beyond Starmania. In 2026, Jade Gaumet joined the cast of Monte-Cristo, le spectacle musical, taking on the role of Haydée. The production premiered at the Folies Bergère in Paris before embarking on a tour through France, Belgium and Switzerland. Musical Avenue specifically highlighted Jade's ability to combine singing, acting and dance, noting her performance as one of the moments in which the three disciplines came together particularly effectively.
At the same time, her solo career continued to develop. After the early singles that introduced her to audiences, JEUDI began to move toward a more mature pop and R&B-influenced sound. Her first EP, OURAGAN, released in November 2024, represented a significant step forward. The project allowed her to present a more complete portrait of herself rather than relying on individual singles to define her identity.
OURAGAN is particularly revealing because of the emotional themes running through the project. chanson d'amour addresses toxic relationships, hold me explores fear of abandonment, while promesse approaches emancipation and personal liberation. These themes give the project a more intimate dimension, with JEUDI using pop and R&B songwriting to explore vulnerability, relationships and the process of finding one's own independence.
The EP also demonstrated her willingness to collaborate beyond the boundaries of contemporary pop. One of its most notable tracks, le secret, features Carla Bruni, creating an unexpected meeting between two generations of French artists. Rather than feeling like a conventional crossover, the collaboration fits into JEUDI's broader approach to music: bringing different artistic worlds together while maintaining a personal identity.
By this stage, Jade's trajectory had become much clearer. The dancer who had once performed behind some of France's biggest artists was increasingly becoming an artist in her own right. Her experience in choreography gave her a strong understanding of movement and staging; her work in musical theatre strengthened her performance skills; and her songwriting allowed her to finally put her own experiences and emotions at the centre of the project.
Her artistic identity is consequently difficult to separate from her multidisciplinary background. JEUDI is not simply a singer who happens to dance. Dance, singing, choreography and visual creation are interconnected parts of the same artistic language. This is one of the elements that gives her project a particular sense of coherence.
That evolution continued through the releases that followed OURAGAN. Rather than remaining locked into the sound of her first EP, JEUDI continued experimenting with contemporary pop and R&B, gradually refining her approach to production and songwriting.
Her work has also been presented within the broader French pop/R&B ecosystem. In 2025, she appeared alongside artists including Jadanaë and Oordaya at Voicy Night, a Paris event dedicated to emerging female voices from the pop and R&B scene. The event's presentation described JADE as a multidisciplinary artist and highlighted OURAGAN as the project through which she explored themes ranging from toxic relationships and abandonment to emancipation.
By 2026, a new chapter was beginning. Jade's latest releases continued to develop the identity established by OURAGAN, culminating in OAMPD. The track, co-produced by fellow artist WARREN SAADA, represents another step in the evolution of an artist who has spent years moving between different forms of performance before finally finding a space where all of them can coexist.
What makes JEUDI's journey particularly distinctive is the length of the road that preceded her emergence as a recording artist. She did not arrive in music as an unknown newcomer discovering the stage for the first time. By the time Quiproquo appeared in 2022, she had already spent years performing, dancing, choreographing and learning how major productions were built from the inside. Her musical career therefore grew out of an existing artistic experience rather than replacing it.
That background also helps explain the confidence of her stage presence. Years spent performing in large productions require discipline, physical control and an ability to communicate without relying solely on words. As a singer, JEUDI can now combine those skills with her own material, creating performances in which choreography and music naturally reinforce one another.
Her journey also reflects a broader evolution in the way contemporary artists can build careers. Jade has moved between commercial pop, dance, choreography, musical theatre and independent songwriting without abandoning any of these experiences. Instead, each chapter has added another layer to her identity.
And perhaps that is the most interesting part of JEUDI's journey: she has never had to choose between being a dancer, a singer, a performer or a creator. Her career has gradually shown that all of these identities can belong to the same artist.